Pretest Score for Predicting Microbubble Contrast Agent Use in Stress Echocardiography: A Method to Increase Efficiency in the Echo Laboratory by Mathieu Bernier, Sahar S. Abdelmoneim, Stuart Moir, Robert B. McCully, Patricia A. Pellikka, Sharon L. Mulvagh

“…All variables except BMI were given a score of 1 if present and 0 if absent; BMI was given a score of 0 to 4 according to its value. …”
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Item-level and Composite-level Interrater Reliability of Functional Movement Screen™ Scores Following Condensed Training in Novice Raters by Brent A Harper, Stephen M Glass

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Short-Term Results of Switch from Conbercept to Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab in Eyes with Persistent Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Zongyi Wang, Mengyang Li, Yuou Yao, Jie Hu, Jiyang Tang, Ran Tang, Zhenyu Piao, Jinfeng Qu

“…Purpose. To study the short-term anatomical and functional outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who were previously treated with conbercept and switched to ranibizumab or bevacizumab due to persistent activity. …”
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Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…Objectives This study aims to investigate the indications for pneumonectomy and its short-term outcomes among patients who underwent the procedure between 2016 and 2023. …”
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Dose-response relationship between Life's Essential 8 score and COPD risk: the NHANES cohort study 2007–2018 by Qian Huang, Quan Yuan, Wenqiang Li, Xiaoyu He, Qian He, Zhiping Deng

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The role played by gender, household income and age in factors contributing to consumers’ attitudes towards short message service advertisements by Michael Humbani, Yolanda Jordaan

Subjects: “…short message service advertisements…”
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Criteria for Detecting Turn-To-Turn Short Circuit in Stator Windings Using Vector Analysis of Electric Motor Phase Currents by I. V. Zhezhelenko, V. E. Kryvonosov, S. V. Vasilenko

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Role of the CHADS-VASc score in predicting hospital stay and 90-day readmission among patients with atrial fibrillation in Syria by Ibrahim Antoun, Alamer Alkhayer, Alkassem Alkhayer, Yaman Mahfoud, Ahmed Kotb, Riyaz Somani, G André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…There was an increase in the incident rate ratio (IRR) of LOS starting from a CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc of 2 (IRR: 2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7–2.2) to a score of >6 (IRR: 5, 95% CI: 1.8–10.7), compared with a score of 0. …”
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Corrigendum to “Study of Two-Sided Similarity Methods Using a Radiation “Switch on” Imploding Shock in a Magnetic Field” by J. R. A. J. NiCastro

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Short-term and long-term effect of non-pharmacotherapy for adults with ADHD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Xinyue Yang, Lin Zhang, Jing Yu, Meng Wang

“…Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) showed significantly greater effectiveness than the control group/condition in both the short-term (SMD: -4.43, 95%CI: -5.50 to -3.37) and long-term (SMD: -3.61, 95%CI: -4.66 to -2.56) core symptoms. …”
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Can laparoscopic common bile duct exploration be performed without any drainage? A propensity score–matched study by Chufa Zheng, Weifeng Wang, Qiquan Peng, Yunheng Peng, Xiaozhong Wang

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Musculoskeletal Pain Is Associated with Dietary Diversity Score among Community-Dwelling Older Adult: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zahra Tajary, Zahra Esmaeily, Mahshid Rezaei, Shahrzad Daei, Atefeh Eyvazkhani, Marjan Mansouri Dara, Ahmad Reza Dorosty Motlagh

“…This study is aimed at determining the relationship between dietary diversity score (DDS) and MSP in Tehran’s older adults. Methods. …”
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Emanuel Zitta. Pohled na kariéru a dílo důstojníka inženýrského sboru v první polovině 19. století by Michael Viktořík

“… The presented study wants to enrich number of works that focus on “common” officers of the Austrian army that came from burgher classes. …”
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Short-Circuit Characteristic Analysis Model and Real-time Risk Assessment of Protection Considering Uncertainties of New Energy Output by LIANG Yuansheng, XU Zheng, LI Haifeng, WANG Gang, CHEN Haoyong, LI Jia

“…In the context of flexible DC interconnection and the large-scale integration of new energy， when a system experiences a short-circuit fault， low-voltage ride-through （LVRT） control causes uncertainty in fault characteristics， increasing the risk of incorrect protection action. …”
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Jan Kristián Swéerts-Sporck a František Girtler − na společné cestě mezi zbožností a ekonomickým zájmem by Veronika Čapská

“…The author argues that the grand tour undertaken in 1750−1752 by Johann Christian of Swéerts-Sporck (1729−1802) in company of his economic assistant Franz Girtler was essential for establishing a close tie between the young nobleman and his future prominent official. …”
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Modified Technique for Scleral-Sutured Fixation with the Double Knots Technique for Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens: Short-Term Observation by Zhizhong Wu, Caijuan Liu, Yanhui Xu, Wei Dong, Zhimin Chen

“…Purpose. To evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of a novel approach of utilizing the 9-0 looped polypropylene suture with double knots buried into the scleral groove and the scleral tunnel to minimize the risk of the suture erosion and suture knot exposure. …”
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Low Fifth-Minute Apgar Score Analysed According to Robson Ten Group Classification at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria by Olakunle Makinde, Benjamin O. Awotundun, Nkencho Osegi

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Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Mike Nsubuga, Timothy Mwanje Kintu, Helen Please, Kelsey Stewart, Sergio M. Navarro

“…The models were assessed in regard to accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and AUC-ROC (Area Under the Curve of the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve). …”
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Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 Modulates Epithelial Integrity, Heat Shock Protein, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Response in Intestinal Cells by Shanti Klingspor, Angelika Bondzio, Holger Martens, Jörg R. Aschenbach, Katharina Bratz, Karsten Tedin, Ralf Einspanier, Ulrike Lodemann

“…Similar effects were observed for the increased expression of heat shock protein 70 in Caco-2 cells. When the cells were challenged by the EPEC strain, no such pattern of changes could be observed. …”
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Preferential Crystallographic Orientation and Optical Properties in (Ag,Zn)-Based Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Film Depending on Spark Voltage by Ebru Güngör, Tayyar Güngör

“…The effect of spark voltage on nanoparticle (NP) formation, crystal structure, and optical properties of Zn and Ag-containing metal oxides produced using the spark-discharge (SD) technique was investigated. …”
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